Archive for October, 2013

News

Passport outreach day takes place Wednesday

Courtesy of 786th Force Support Squadron

KMC Joint Passport Outreach Day is scheduled for Wednesday.

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Health

Sgt. 1st Class Randall JacksonSpc. Rosa Reilvitz (left), an oral surgery assistant, and Col. (Dr.) Tamer Goksel, an oral surgeon from the Landstuhl Oral Surgery Clinic, provide dental treatment to a local Army retiree Oct. 26 at the Pulaski Dental Clinic. The clinic treated nearly 100 military retirees and spouses during the joint Army and Air Force sponsored event that was part of the recent Retiree Appreciation Day.

Pulaski Dental Clinic treats local retirees

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Health

Tech. Sgt. Charles Davis, 86th Dental Squadron fixed element leader, places a mold of a patient’s mouth into a 3-D scanner to use software to design and mill a crown Oct. 29 on Ramstein. The computer assisted design and manufacture of dental crowns enables dentists to have crowns finished in one day instead of 28 days.

Dentists develop daily dental repair

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jose L. Leon
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Dental phobia, or the fear of dentists, goes by many names and has a broad range of severity, but for people suffering from this ailment or those who really just do not like getting their teeth drilled, the 86th Dental Squadron has established a process to make a long dental ordeal as simple as possible.

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News

Jonathan R. Trussell (right), the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 16th Sustainment Brigade Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention victim advocate, discusses sexual assault and harassment prevention techniques with members of the 21st TSC headquarters Oct. 28 on Kleber Kaserne.

21st TSC SHARP challenges all Soldiers to be ‘The Force Behind the Fight’

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

When mentioned, most simply think of the stereotypical auditorium, a slide-show presentation to be ignored and the glazed over look in the audience’s eyes. It is a topic synonymous with terms like “quarterly training,” “mandatory” and “death by presentation.” In reality, the concept of Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention is deserving of much more attention.

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News

Ramstein hosts Caring for People Forum Thursday

Ramstein hosts Caring for People Forum Thursday

by Jan Devitt
86th Airlift Wing community support coordinator

There is a Caring for People Forum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Community Center Annex multipurpose room, Bldg. 411 on Ramstein.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Nov. 1, 2013

OCT. 22 5:47 p.m.: Larceny of private property was reported in Kaiserslautern. 7:19 p.m.: A breaking and entering and larceny of private property were reported in Lohnsfeld. 7:22 p.m.: A power outage was reported on Vogelweh and Vogelweh Family Housing. 7:35 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported […]

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News

Capt. Brett Polage, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, briefs students from the local high school in Poland about flying and life as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force 
during a theater security cooperation event Oct. 22 at Powidz Air Transport Base, Poland. The students from the high school are the equivalent to the U.S. Air Force’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

Polish students learn from AF pilots in Poland

Story and photo by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

As a part of the Av-Det 14-1 mission, high school students interacted with U.S. Air Force pilots here during a community relations event Oct. 22.

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News

Photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.Maj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, receives a tour of a Thüringen government building during a visit with the German Bundeswehr Logistics Command Oct. 24.  O’Connor traveled to Erfurt to meet with his German counterparts in order to discuss ways to strengthen and build upon the lasting partnership between the two logistical commands.

21st TSC CG visits with German logistics partners

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Commentary

Developing a leadership philosophy

by Lt. Col. Keithen Washington
86th Force Support Squadron commander

Leadership is the cornerstone of tactical, operational and strategic functions in the Air Force. It is introduced to us at the very beginning of our Air Force careers.

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Commentary

VIL fuel key tracks valuable info

by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Gade
86th Logistics Readiness Squadron

In your military career, you have probably never really paid attention to that “weird looking black thing” that should be attached to your government owned vehicle key ring.

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